Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
palaeotype |
noun |
A system of representing all spoken sounds by means of the printing types in common use. |
palaestric |
adjective |
See Palestric. |
palamedeae |
noun pl. |
An order, or suborder, including the kamichi, and allied South American birds; — called also screamers. In many anatomical characters they are allied to the Anseres, but they externally resemble the wading birds. |
palapteryx |
noun |
A large extinct ostrichlike bird of New Zealand. |
palatalize |
verb t. |
To palatize. |
palatinate |
noun |
The province or seigniory of a palatine; the dignity of a palatine., To make a palatinate of. |
palavering |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Palaver |
paleaceous |
adjective |
Chaffy; resembling or consisting of paleae, or chaff; furnished with chaff; as, a paleaceous receptacle. |
palearctic |
adjective |
Belonging to a region of the earth’s surface which includes all Europe to the Azores, Iceland, and all temperate Asia. |
paleogaean |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the Eastern hemisphere. |
paleograph |
noun |
An ancient manuscript. |
paleothere |
noun |
Any species of Paleotherium. |
palestrian |
adjective |
Alt. of Palestrical |
palimpsest |
noun |
A parchment which has been written upon twice, the first writing having been erased to make place for the second. |
palindrome |
noun |
A word, verse, or sentence, that is the same when read backward or forward; as, madam; Hannah; or Lewd did I live, & evil I did dwel. |
palinodial |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a palinode, or retraction. |
palisading |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Palisade, A row of palisades set in the ground. |
palisadoes |
plural |
of Palisado |
palladious |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or containing, palladium; — used specifically to designate those compounds in which palladium has a lower valence as compared with palladic compounds. |
pallbearer |
noun |
One of those who attend the coffin at a funeral; — so called from the pall being formerly carried by them. |
palliament |
noun |
A dress; a robe. |
palliating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Palliate |
palliation |
noun |
The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices., Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease., That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being covered or disguised. |
palliative |
adjective |
Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate., That which palliates; a palliative agent. |
palliatory |
adjective |
Palliative; extenuating. |
pallidness |
noun |
The quality or state of being pallid; paleness; pallor; wanness. |
palmaceous |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature of, or resembling, palms. |
palmatifid |
adjective |
Palmate, with the divisions separated but little more than halfway to the common center. |
palmerworm |
noun |
Any hairy caterpillar which appears in great numbers, devouring herbage, and wandering about like a palmer. The name is applied also to other voracious insects., In America, the larva of any one of several moths, which destroys the foliage of fruit and forest trees, esp. the larva of Ypsolophus pometellus, which sometimes appears in vast numbers. |
palmigrade |
adjective |
Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals. |
palmipedes |
noun pl. |
Same as Natatores. |
palmitolic |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or designating, an artificial acid of the oleic acid series, isomeric with linoleic acid. |
palprbrate |
adjective |
Having eyelids. |
palpitated |
imp. & past participle |
of Palpitate |
paltriness |
noun |
The state or quality of being paltry. |
paludament |
noun |
See Paludamentum. |
paludicole |
adjective |
Marsh-inhabiting; belonging to the Paludicolae |
paludinous |
adjective |
Paludinal. (b) Like or pertaining to the genus Paludina., Of or pertaining to a marsh or fen. |
palustrine |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or living in, a marsh or swamp; marshy. |